Yang Yo Seob
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: 楊曜燮 ; born January 5, 1990) more commonly known as just Yo-seob, is a South Korean idol pop singer
Pop Singer
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and dancer. He is a member of the Korean boy group Beast.
Biography
Yang was born in SeoulSeoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
South Korea
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on January 5, 1990 to a small family of one older sister. He first gained interest in music and started practicing singing after listening to Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and R&B/Pop musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays nine instruments: piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet....
's music. He then listened to a lot of music of a similar style, but he realized that he couldn't be biased towards a certain genre and started listening to dance music and rock as well. When he was in high school, he joined a school band where he performed a lot of hard rock and metal during their performances. Yang actually wanted to try modern rock, however, his seniors at that time said that it would ruin the mood and did not push through it.
Yang became a JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment is a Korean music record label, founded in South Korea in 1997 by Park Jin-young.- History :Park Jin-young founded the company in 1997 as "Tae-Hong Planning Corporation", which eventually became "JYP Entertainment" in 2001....
trainee. But after receiving a bad grade from practice reviews, he left. He moved agencies, to M Boat Entertainment (a former sister company of YG Entertainment
YG Entertainment
YG Entertainment is a record label and talent agency founded by Korean band Seo Taiji & Boys member Yang Hyun Suk and based in Seoul, South Korea. It specializes in producing R&B and hip hop music. YG stands for Yang Goon and are also the initials of the chief executive officer, Yang Hyun Suk...
) where he was trained for 5 years before transferring to Cube Entertainment where he finally became a member of Beast. While still a trainee at Cube Entertainment, he became a backup dancer for AJ's, his soon-to-be group member and former high school friend, and now known as Lee Gi Kwang, music video for "Wiping the Tears" and "Dancing Shoes".
Yang currently attends at University of East Broadcasting Arts.
Beast
The group has released one studio album, five Korean mini-albums and various singles. Yang Yo Seob is the main vocalist of Beast.Solo career
Along with fellow Beast member Jun HyungYong Jun Hyung
Yong Jun-hyung , also known as Poppin' Dragon or Joker, is a South Korean idol, singer, rapper, songwriter and dancer. He is a member and the Main Rapper of the Korean boy group Beast.-Biography:...
, MC Lee Hyukjae, Moon Hee Jun
Moon Hee Jun
Moon Hee-joon is a South Korean pop/rock singer-songwriter, and formerly a notable boyband leader of the group H.O.T. He created PS Entertainment after leaving SM Entertainment. Currently he is under a company called Sidus HQ.- Criticism :...
(formerly of H.O.T.
H.O.T.
H.O.T. was a popular five-member South Korean boy band in the mid to late 1990s. Their name is an acronym, standing for "High-five Of Teenagers". They were formed by SM Entertainment in 1996 and disbanded in 2001.H.O.T...
) and Kim Sook, Yang welcomed Japanese
Japanese people
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tourists for "Visit Seoul 2010" campaign, where Korean celebrities and Japanese tourists explored Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
in MBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
's Star Guide Doshiraku to raise awareness of Seoul's famous areas as well as its delicious cuisine. On July 16, 2010, Yang participated in the More Charming By The Day official soundtrack in promotion for the show with the song "Happy Birthday".
On November 29, 2010, Yang released a digital single together with Dalmatian`s Daniel titled "First Snow and First Kiss". Both were friends from their trainee years at M Boat Entertainment and had released a UCC series, "To Pick On Mr. Daniel", which succeeded to rise up as a hot topic when it was selected as no. 1 amongst the weekly TOP 5 UCC's by a sports newspaper. He also became a permanent cast member on KBS's Oh! My School (a.k.a. 100 Points out of 100), along with other idols such as MBLAQ
MBLAQ
MBLAQ is a South Korean quintet boy band created by Korean entertainer Rain under J.Tune Camp. The group consists of Seung Ho , G.O , Joon , Cheondoong/Thunder , and Mir...
's Lee Joon, Secret's Hyosung, T-ara
T-ara
T-ara is a South Korean girl group formed by Core Contents Media in 2009. Before their debut, there was a high level of interest in the group as they were called "Super Rookies" and had been training for three years prior to debut....
's Soyeon, Miss A
Miss A
Miss A , commonly stylized as miss A, is a four member South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment through their sub-label AQ Entertainment in 2010. The group consists of members from both China and South Korea...
's Min, and Simon D.
Yang was casted in his first musical as Ji Yong through Kwang Hwa Moon Love Song. The musical started its performances from March 20, 2011 and ended on April 10, 2011. He also contributed to the soundtrack of My Princess
My Princess
"My Princess" is the season seven finale and the 150th episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. It was broadcast on May 8, 2008 on NBC. Although produced as episode 9, the episode was rearranged to be the season finale due to the season being cut short because of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of...
, with the song "Cherish That Person" which was released on February 7, 2011. On May 1, 2011, KBS has announced plans of creating a new singing variety program featuring an all idol cast titled Immortal Song 2 – Sing the Legends wherein Yang was one of the artist casted in the original line-ups. He received first place on the show’s pilot episode with his performance of “Omma (엄마, lit. Mother)“, allowing him to prove critics wrong when they said that his singing talent was just a hype. However, on June 8, 2011, the show announced that Yang would leave the show due to his conflicting overseas promotions schedule with Beast. He expressed that although he felt extremely stressed competing against his peers, he felt regret when he had to leave. Yang said "when we decided on the withdrawal, I did feel some relief. It was too nerve-wracking and burdensome. However, at the same time, I felt regret. I don’t think I was able to show my all. If another opportunity came by to be on the show again, I would definitely take it. I think I will. I want to show different sides of myself."
BEAST's Yoseob was featured in Bang Yong Gook's first solo track, "I remember" which was jointly composed by One Way’s Chance and Bang Yong Gook himself. The solo track, "I remember" has gained a lot of interest from netizens and become a hot topic.
On September 27th, KBS‘s ‘Poseidon‘ released part one of their OST series, which featured the vocal talents of B2ST‘s Yang Yoseob.
Yoseob’s new song, “No“, was a collaboration piece between Rado (of Huh Gak‘s “Hello“) and production duo Ji In and Wontag, the men behind MBLAQ’s latest releases. The song features sorrowful lyrics of a man who has no choice but to let go of his lover.
Soundtrack appearances and Solo Performances
| Year | Title | Song | Duration | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | More Charming by the Day OST | "Happy Birthday" | 04:10 | Solo |
| First Snow And First Kiss | "First Snow And First Kiss" | 04:42 | Duet with Dalmatian Dalmatian (group) Dalmatian is a six-member boy band based in South Korea, created and managed by Monkey Funch Entertainment, which also manages MC Mong. The group consists of Inati , Dari , Day Day , Youngwon , Jisu and Daniel . Dalmatian released a 30-second music video teaser of their debut digital single on... 's Drama |
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| 2011 | What I Want To Do Once I Have A Lover | "What I Want To Do Once I Have A Lover" | 03:28 | Duet with Gayoon Gayoon Gayoon is a South Korean idol singer and dancer and a member of a popular Korean girl group 4Minute, formed by Cube Entertainment in 2009.- Biography :Heo Gayoon was born on May 18, 1990 in Seoul, South Korea... 4Minute 4minute 4Minute is a popular South Korean girl group founded by Cube Entertainment in 2009. The group consists of Nam Jihyun , Heo Gayoon, Jeon Jiyoon, Kim Hyuna and Kwon SoHyun. The girls released their first single on June 15, 2009 and made their debut stage last June 18, 2009 on Mnet M! Countdown... |
| My Princess My Princess (TV series) My Princess is a South Korean television drama series broadcast by MBC in 2011, starring Kim Tae-hee and Song Seung-hun.-Synopsis:... OST |
"Cherish That Person" | 03:55 | Solo | |
| I Remember | "I Remember" | 03:39 | Bang Yong Gook with Yang Yoseob | |
| Poseidon OST | "No" | 04:11 | Solo |
|- "I'm a flower too" || dreaming ||
Filmography
| Year | Title | Type | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | MTV B2ST | TV Documentary (MTV) | Himself |
| 2010 | MTV Beast Almighty | TV Show (MTV) | Himself |
| Idol Maid | TV Show (MBC) | Himself | |
| 2011 | Oh! My School | TV Show (KBS) | Himself |
| Kwang Hwa Moon Love Song | Musical Musical theatre Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an... |
Ji Yong | |
| Immortal Song 2 – Sing the Legends | TV Show (KBS) | Himself | |
| Exciting Cube TV | TV Show (MNET Japan) | Himself | |